CVE-2002-1272 describes a backdoor Telnet server present in Alcatel OmniSwitch 7700/7800 switches running AOS 5.1.1, intended for development but left in production. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating that unauthenticated remote attackers can easily gain full administrative privileges with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:alcatel:aos:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.